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Driven by ransomware, cyber claims rise in number & value

Cyberattacks and security incidents have become the top business risk for companies, with the number of insurance claims rising 27% in the first nine months of 2020, according to a report released earlier this month by insurance company Allianz. Allianz policyholders filed 770 claims in the first nine months of the year, compared with a […]

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Manchester United cyberattack highlights controversy in paying ransomware attackers

Manchester United, an English Premier League stalwart and a football club with a huge worldwide fanbase, has been targeted by a cyberattack. Now, Man U may be facing a no-win scenario. Reports suggest a ransomware attack, launched Nov. 20, 2020, is believed to involve the compromise of personally identifiable information (PII) and/or mission-critical information assets. […]

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NENA: Brian Rosen updates NG911 standards progress for Version 3 of i3

Brian Rosen, co-chair of the NENA i3 Architecture Group, provides a status update for Version 3 of the NENA i3 standard for next-generation 911 (NG911), which is entering its second public review and comment phase and could be finalized as early as March 2021. Version 3 of i3 includes several notable additions, including new […]

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RapidDeploy adds 911 mapping, analytics products to partnership with AT&T

RapidDeploy and AT&T announced an expansion of their relationship, allowing AT&T to offer 911 centers access to RapidDeploy RadiusPlus Mapping and Eclipse Analytics solutions, as well as continuing to a similar arrangement for RapidDeploy’s Nimbus cloud-aided dispatch platform, according to officials for the companies. RapidDeploy CEO and co-founder Steve Raucher said the 2018 CAD partnership […]

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Public safety transitioning to LTE-based solutions, but PTT timetable still unclear, speakers say

Public-safety users are benefiting from the data-oriented capabilities enabled by LTE on trusted networks today and also will transition voice communications to the broadband platform, although the timetable for this change remains unclear, according to experts discussing the topic this week. Jeff Johnson, executive director of the Western Fire Chiefs Association and former vice chair […]

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Don’t scare fleet drivers with aggressive monitoring, Zenduit says

It is possible that fleet drivers could actively avoid using a vehicle’s autonomous features unless organizations and regulators take into account where the driving is taking place. That’s the opinion of Vishal Singh, co-founder and president of Zenduit which specializes in driver monitoring in-cab monitoring camera systems. While he believes the impact of AI on […]

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Samsung, AT&T announce rugged smartphone, tablet as FirstNet Ready

Samsung and AT&T yesterday announced that its Galaxy XCover Pro rugged smartphone and Tab Active Pro tablet have been certified as FirstNet Ready, expanding the device portfolio for first responders and field workers utilizing the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN). Samsung’s Galaxy XCover Pro has similar ruggedness characteristics to the Galaxy XCover Field Pro, which […]

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Pininfarina Battista claims worldwide connectivity

Automobili Pininfarina’s Battista is claiming is claiming to be the world’s first BEV hypercar with worldwide connectivity. The luxury automaker has teamed up with Deutsche Telekom to offer Battista drivers access to online services in more than 50 countries around the globe. Every car will receive an embedded SIM and roaming technology. These components enable […]

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IoT spending is a mixed picture in 2020

Budget constraints have long been one of the chief barriers to Internet of Things (IoT) technology adoption, along with staffing and security concerns. But while more than half (52%) of the respondents to the 2020 IoT Adoption Survey cited either budget hurdles or high technology costs as challenges, other data suggests a more complicated picture. […]

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Zoom settles with FTC for fibbing over encryption

Zoom has agreed a settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) after the agency said the San Jose, California-based company deceived users about its security encryption. Eric Yuan’s company misrepresented the security of both its videoconferencing and cloud storage, and in so doing engaged in “a series of deceptive and unfair practices that undermined the security of […]

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Driven by ransomware, cyber claims rise in number & value

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Manchester United cyberattack highlights controversy in paying ransomware attackers

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NENA: Brian Rosen updates NG911 standards progress for Version 3 of i3

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RapidDeploy adds 911 mapping, analytics products to partnership with AT&T

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Public safety transitioning to LTE-based solutions, but PTT timetable still unclear, speakers say

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Don’t scare fleet drivers with aggressive monitoring, Zenduit says

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Samsung, AT&T announce rugged smartphone, tablet as FirstNet Ready

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Pininfarina Battista claims worldwide connectivity

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IoT spending is a mixed picture in 2020

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Zoom settles with FTC for fibbing over encryption

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